Re: RIAA Preservation Letter

["H. Morrow Long" <morrow.long () YALE EDU>]

On May 15, 2007, at 2:10 PM, Matthew Gracie wrote:
> Are there any examples of these available online? I haven't seen one
> yet, and as the guy who deals with the takedowns, I'm sure it's only a
> matter of time. I'd like to be prepared.

Here is a sanitized version :

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From: RIAA <dmca () riaa com>
Subject: RIAA Preservation Notice - 2XYZABC123
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Dear Alfred E. Neumann:

 I am an attorney with the Recording Industry Association of
America, Inc.=20=
("RIAA").  The RIAA is a trade association whose member record
companies=20=
create, manufacture, and/or distribute the majority of all legitimate
sound=
 recordings sold and distributed in the United States.

 I am writing to alert you to a forthcoming subpoena that may be
served on=20=
you.  The subpoena seeks identifying information for a subscriber of
your=20=
network who has infringed our members=E2=80=99 copyrighted sound
recordings=
.  The subpoena will request documents that identify the name,
current (and=
 permanent) addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and MAC
(Media=20=
Access Control) address of the user located at the following IP
address:=20=
  127.0.0.2 on 5 Mar 2007 21:31:30 EST (GMT -0500).

 In advance of serving a subpoena on you, our outside counsel will
email=20=
to you an early settlement letter that we ask you to forward to the
user,=20=
customer or subscriber.  If the individual responds to the letter and
settl=
es the claims, we will not need to serve the subpoena on you.
However, if=20=
that individual does not settle in a timely fashion, then our counsel
will=20=
need to serve the subpoena.    Please preserve all documents and
identifyin=
g information regarding the user, customer or subscriber in the
meantime.

 We hope this advance notice has proved helpful.  Thank you for your
cooper=
ation.  Feel free to call if you have any questions.

 Sincerely,

 <A. Name>
 <A Position>
 Recording Industry Association of America, Inc.
 1025 F Street, NW
 10th Floor
 Washington, D.C. 20004
 202-775-0101
 dmca () riaa com